At the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Archin Bushnell Park in Hartford. The brownstone memorial, the first triumphal arch in the United States, honors the 4,000 Hartford citizens who served in the American Civil War, and the 400 who perished.
Flag
Seal
Website :
www.ct.gov
Capital :
Hartford
Highest point :
Mount Frissel (S. Slope), 2,405 feet
Area :
5,544 square miles, 48th largest state
Population :
3,405,565 (2000 US Census)
Motto :
Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted still sustains)
Admitted to Union :
January 9, 1788
State Song :
"
Yankee Doodle
"
State Bird :
American Robin
State Flower :
Mountain laural
State Tree :
White oak
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